Oil Leak

[Watch] Capsized Cargo Ship Leaks Petroleum Amid Salvage Operations

  • It took a year to plan, but the salvage efforts started in earnest in November 2020.
  • The first massive chunk was cut off of the ship and schlepped to shore, but it took until January 2 to get the stern separated and removed as operations continue.
  • The crew is preparing to slice the next section of the capsized Golden Ray. This will be the 7th third cut.

Crews are preparing to slice the next section of the capsized Golden Ray, which will be the third cut of seven, reports News4Jax.

Petroleum...

https://mfame.guru/watch-capsized-cargo-ship-leaks-petroleum-amid-salvage-operations/

Tonnes of Oil Leak in Beaches, 8,000 Volunteers Clean Up the Oil Spill

  • Nine years ago, hundreds of tonnes of fuel oil and cargo washed up on our pristine Mount and Papamoa beaches.
  • Behind the scenes, there was politics, and 8,000 volunteers who showed the world how to clean up an oil spill.

A ship broke but a community came together, writes Steve Morris for Sunlive.

A scene of devastation

The first day it was a scene of devastation. People were sobbing and comforting each other. The reason why we love living here so much, our beach, seemed thoroughly ruined; after...

https://mfame.guru/tonnes-of-oil-leak-in-beaches-8000-volunteers-clean-up-the-oil-spill/

Severe Oil Leak from Containership, Crack in Hull

  • A containership is leaking fuel oil at the Global Container Terminal in Bayonne.
  • Oil containment boom, a temporary floating barrier, and absorbent pads have been deployed around the YM Mandate, according to the Coast Guard.
  • Contracted skimming vessels have been working to remove oil from the water.
  • The affected tank has a capacity of 462,297 gallons. The amount of fuel oil leaked is not known at this time.
  • All leaking product is currently contained within the boom and skimmer system. The ship...

https://mfame.guru/severe-oil-leak-from-containership-crack-in-hull/

Three Quarters of Bunker Fuel Stock Extracted from Grounded Bulker

  • Almost all of the remaining bunker fuel on board the bulk carrier that ran aground in Mauritius last month has now been pumped off the vessel, according to its owner.
  • About 3,000 mt of fuel in total was recovered from the Wakashio, charterer Mitsui OSK Lines said in a statement on its website.
  • About 1,000 mt was leaked from the ship, and a specialist team using skimmers, pumps and absorbents are still working to clean this up and limit the environmental impact.
  • The ship ran aground on July 25...

https://mfame.guru/three-quarters-of-bunker-fuel-stock-extracted-from-grounded-bulker/

[Watch] Salvage Underway for Grounded VLOC Bulker

  • The 2016-built VLOC Stellar Banner, owned by South Korea’s Polaris Shipping, has run aground off the Brazilian coast after leaving Vale’s Ponta da Madeira Maritime Terminal in the state of Maranhao, on February 27.
  • Salvage tugs are in place trying to keep the grounded Stellar Banner very large ore carrier from rocking too much in the waves.
  • A flyover by an aircraft equipped with sensors for oil detection identified a thin oil stain  in the area where the ship was stranded.

Salvage process is...

http://mfame.guru/watch-salvage-underway-for-grounded-vloc-bulker/

Satellite Images Detect “Magic Pipe” With Vessel Info

Environmental monitoring group SkyTruth has exposed how common it is for ships to pump their waste oil out in Indonesian waters, says an article published in Eco Business.

What happened?

Two ships have been spotted allegedly dumping waste oil in the sea off the eastern coast of Sumatra.

Activists say is poor enforcement against marine pollution violations in Indonesia.

The involved vessels

One of the vessels has been identified in a report by the environmental monitoring group SkyTruth as the...

http://mfame.guru/satellite-images-detect-magic-pipe-with-vessel-info/

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